Why blame Wes Craven for his "audacity"? Why not blame Kevin Williamson, the guy who wrote the damn things? He is more to blame than anyone. (Writers never get our due....)
What do you expect from a guy who looks like Michael McKean's boyfreind from Best in Show and wrote Dawson's Creek? Consider the source here. He doesnt write regular, good old fashioned "Twilight Zone" irony, he does self-observant, sarcastic, jaded irony. Its a reflection of the people it is written for.
Craven wanted to make another horror movie. A smart one that made fun of a genre he helped bring to the forefront came across his desk. It would have been stupid not too.
The problem is that producers didnt say "How cute and clever, where is the next idea?" They said "Wow! those stupid kids ate that shit up! Get the staff writers to make more of these!"
Go tomy site:
http://ScaredYet.Net
Let me know if you think i have what it takes to make good horror. I think i do, and want to make movies someday. I happen to like the classic "scare the shit out of you" approach, where the characters and not the script are smart asses, but that is just my approach.
Wait, wasnt this thread about a voodoo movies?